November 4, 2020 •
Elections Held for Seats on the Council of the District of Columbia
Washington D.C. City Hall
On November 3, four of the ward seats for the Council of the District of Columbia City were up for election. Incumbent Trayon White won re-election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8. Meanwhile, incumbent Vincent Gray retained his seat […]
On November 3, four of the ward seats for the Council of the District of Columbia City were up for election.
Incumbent Trayon White won re-election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 8.
Meanwhile, incumbent Vincent Gray retained his seat in the general election for the Ward 7 seat in the City Council.
Janeese Lewis George, who describes herself as a democratic socialist, won the City Council Ward 4 seat.
Incumbent Brooke Pinto, who won a special election in June, kept City Council Ward 2 position by winning the November 3 election.
Additionally, Robert White of the Democratic Party won an at-large seat with the council.
July 18, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying New York: “Jackson Lewis Lands 39-Member Wilson Elser Lobbying Group” by Christine Simmons for New York Law Journal Campaign Finance California: “Commerce Councilwoman Faces State’s Largest-Ever Penalty Against a Local Elected Official” by Adam Elmahrek for Los Angeles Times […]
Lobbying
New York: “Jackson Lewis Lands 39-Member Wilson Elser Lobbying Group” by Christine Simmons for New York Law Journal
Campaign Finance
California: “Commerce Councilwoman Faces State’s Largest-Ever Penalty Against a Local Elected Official” by Adam Elmahrek for Los Angeles Times
District of Columbia: “Vincent Gray 2010 Campaign Chauffeur Sentenced to a Year’s Probation” by Keith Alexander for Washington Post
Indiana: “No Criminal Charges for Monarch Beverage in Campaign Contributions Investigation” by Jill Disis and Tony Cook for Indianapolis Star
Ethics
“U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield Broke House Rules, Committee Finds” by R.G. Dunlop for Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting
Florida: “Carrie Meek’s Daughter Involved in $5 Million Land Deal Through Mom’s Foundation” by Douglas Hanks for Miami Herald
New Jersey: “David Samson, Ally of Christie, Admits to Bribery Over Airline Route” by Patrick McGeehan for New York Times
Oregon: “Court Tosses Out Subpoena in Kitzhaber Investigation” by Andrew Selsky (Associated Press) for Everett Herald
Elections
“Donald Trump Officially Picks Mike Pence as His Running Mate” by Philip Rucker and Robert Costa for Washington Post
June 16, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Campaign Finance “House Votes to Protect ‘Dark Money’ Political Donors” by David Morgan for Reuters Arizona: “FBI Questions Former Utility Regulator, APS, Corporation Commission” by Ryan Randazzo for Arizona Republic Connecticut: “Agency Approves Settlement That Would End Probe of Democrats’ […]
Campaign Finance
“House Votes to Protect ‘Dark Money’ Political Donors” by David Morgan for Reuters
Arizona: “FBI Questions Former Utility Regulator, APS, Corporation Commission” by Ryan Randazzo for Arizona Republic
Connecticut: “Agency Approves Settlement That Would End Probe of Democrats’ Spending On Malloy Re-Election” by Jon Lender for Hartford Courant
Ethics
New Jersey: “Emails Appear to Show Christie Was Told About Political Activities of His Office” by Matt Friedman and Ryan Hutchins for Politico
Rhode Island: “No Moratorium as Ethics Bill Advances in R.I.” by Jennifer Bogdan for Providence Journal
Elections
“A New Phase for Trump’s Media War” by Niall Stanage for The Hill
“Two Years Ago, Eric Cantor Lost His House Seat. Was It Just in The Nick of Time?” by Roxanne Roberts for Washington Post
District of Columbia: “Vincent Gray Wins D.C. Council Seat, Makes Political Comeback” by Aaron Davis and Fenit Nirappil for Washington Post
Ohio: “ACLU Sues Cleveland Over Republican National Convention Protest Rules” by Andrew Tobias for Cleveland Plain Dealer
December 10, 2015 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying “Under Contract” in The Hill “Lobbying World” in The Hill “Top McCarthy aide heading to K Street” by Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer in Politico Campaign Finance “Poll: Americans not fans of public campaign financing” by The Associated Press […]
Lobbying
“Under Contract” in The Hill
“Lobbying World” in The Hill
“Top McCarthy aide heading to K Street” by Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer in Politico
Campaign Finance
“Poll: Americans not fans of public campaign financing” by The Associated Press in the Columbia Daily Tribune
“Super-PACs set to influence Senate primaries” by Ben Kamisar in The Hill
Michigan: “Senate votes to write super PACs into state campaign finance law” by Emily Lawler in MLive
Utah: “SLC Council slashes campaign contribution limits” by Christopher Smart in the Salt Lake Tribune
Ethics
District of Columbia: “Long-running probe ends without charges against former D.C. mayor Vincent Gray” by Ann E. Marimow, Spencer S. Hsu and Keith L. Alexander in The Washington Post
Legislative Issues
“Why State Legislatures Are Still Pretty White” by Teresa Wiltz in Governing
Redistricting
“Supreme Court Mulls One-Person, One-Vote Redistricting Case” by Todd Ruger in Roll Call
“Republican Redistricting Rows Rock SCOTUS” by Kimberly Robinson in Bloomberg BNA
Texas: “Analysis: In Redistricting, Somebody Will Be Slighted” by Ross Ramsey in The Texas Tribune
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